JO's ReethiGowla

How to create a hit song ?

Easy...In my opinion any song set to the raaga Kalyani, Reethigowla or HindoLam will be a hit ( to name a few raagas )

This post is about ReethiGowla. Today I was listening to JO singing 'Kandu Njaan' from the movie Abhimanyu. One of my favorites, JO has done a great job.

I have a handful of movie songs set to this raaga in my Zune.

Whenever I feel low, I listen to these songs to get back to speed.

One of my ambitions, is to compose a song in this Raaga. Let's see how that goes.

I found these ReethiGowla videos in Youtube. Check them out as well.

James Vasanthan - Subramaniyapuram

James Vasanthan - Who is this guy?

I didn't know anything about him, until I got a comment today from a good soul 'Balaji' for my Reethi Gowla Post.

Balaji, thanks for letting me know about this song.

James Vasanthan is the Music Director for the movie Subramaniyapuram. I listened to the song Kangal Irundal and got a good feeling about James. I feel that he has a good taste for melodies. I liked his ReethiGowla presentation.

The singers Belly Raj and Deepa Mariam have done a great job indeed. Lyricist Thamarai's lines are very nice. I felt that James could have made the interludes a little more grand. Wondering how ARR / IR / VS would have handled this song.

Personally I love a few raagas and ReethiGowla is one of them. Gives a great feeling when you listen to it.

Here is a list of songs that I am aware of in this Raaga.

Chinna Kanna Azhaikkiraan - Ilayaraja - Kavikkuyil

Azhagaana Raakshasiye - A.R.Rahman - Mudhalvan

Thalaiyai Kuniyum Thaamaraiye - Ilayaraja - Oru Odai Nadhiyagiradhu

Meettadha oru veenai - Ilayaraja - Poonthottam

Kaadhan Neruppin - GV.Prakash - Veyyil

Sudum Nilavu - Vidyasagar - Thambi

Raman Kadhai KelungaL - Ilayaraja - SippikkuL Muthu

TheendaTheenda - Vidyasagar - Thulluvadho Ilama

Kangal Irundal - James Vasanthan - Subramaniyapuram

Mugilinamey keladi - Bhavatharini - Amirtham

Please help me find the one by Bhavatharini. I heard raving reviews about that song..but somehow couldn't find it.